The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line chart gives information about the number of aged 65 and over in

Japan

, the

USA

and

Sweden

from 1940 to 2040. In general, the percentage of elderly people increases sharply over the

centery

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century

in all the countries.

In addition

,

initially

,

Japan

had the lowest proportion

while

the

USA

had the highest point,

however

,

at the end

of the period,

Japan

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the country which had the highest

elderly

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people. It is clearly seen that in the first 40 years of the period, the number of people who were over 65 in the

USA

and

Sweden

increased rapidly, at about 6%

whereas

it decreased slightly, at around 2% in

Japan

.

By contrast

, from 1980 to 2020, the data in the United

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even dropped slowly, but they went up nearly 5% in

Japan

,

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and reached a peak at about 20% in

Sweden

. Predicted figures

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2040 rise

drammatically

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dramatically

for all of these countries, especially in

Japan

, at about 27%, around 23% and 25% for the

USA

and

Sweden

respectively.